Every anime has a soul and a great story to tell. That’s why we’ll never get bored of anime - no matter what age we are. Here are the top seven all-time classic anime that worth watching from time to time. 

1.Death Note

The main character Light Yagami finds a notebook with the supernatural - it is capable of making people die when their names are written on it - the Death Note.  With this powerful notebook, Light starts a secret journey to become the god of his new world by eliminating evil and criminals from everywhere in the world. 

The story also follows the conflict between Light and people who try to stop or help him. Despite its pretty short length - only 37 episodes, Deathnote is popular and highly recommended by anime fans around the world because of its impressive storyline and mystic theme.

2. Naruto

Naruto tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous young ninja seeking recognition from his team and his dreams of becoming leader of his village, the Hokage. 

Together with friendship and bonds, revenge, hate, and sorrow, the story focuses on the process of learning and approaching the ninja world. An anime that you shouldn’t miss.

3. Dragon Ball Z

Dragon Ball Z tells the life adventures of a young boy Goku, and his travels as he quests to find the 7 magic dragon balls, which have the powerful ability to make any wish come true. To stop anyone who tries to abuse the power, the team trains to become stronger, using their newfound strength to help the people around them along the way.

With lots of fighting, jokes, and gags, this is such a remarkable and funny show to watch.

4. Slam Dunk

Slam Dunk is beyond any doubt a pioneer of sports anime, a masterpiece that combines love, action, comedy, tragedy, romantic tensions, manly moments. Love, basketball, friendship, competition.

The series tells the story of Hanamichi Sakuragi, an impatient, arrogant, and hot-tempered teenager with fire-red hair, who decides to enter the Shohoku High School Basketball Team to impress his crush Haruko Akagi. As Sakuragi starts learning how to play basketball, he becomes interested in the sport. 

It’s fun to see how he progresses and struggles but still manages to follow his passion. The anime inspires us to work hard to achieve our dreams and never give up. Even non-basketball fans love this anime.

5. One Piece

One Piece is about adventures in the pirate world of Monkey D. Luffy and his crews. He starts his voyage in an attempt to find the ultimate treasure of the sea “One Piece” and to become the next Pirate King. 

A fantastic story with crazy adventures, dark mysteries, exciting battles, lots of funny and touching moments that you’ll never be fed up with.

6. Attack on Titan

After seeing the giant creature Titan destroyed his hometown and killed his mother, Eren Jaeger vows to exterminate all the giants on the earth and take revenge for all of mankind. The storyline follows the amazing fights against the titans Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman together with the other Survey Corps members, while intrigues reveal gradually.

The anime’s not all about action, dark fantasy, or violence, its story also inspires us about friendship, freedom, and the will of life. 

7. Nintama Rantarō

The main characters consist of three ninja apprentices: Rantarou - the regular ninja kid, Kirimaru - the pernicious one, and Shinbe - the fat kid. Although they must focus on learning everything needed to become a ninja, they always pay more attention to money, food, and playing - which are more interesting to them. 

The anime revolves around daily stories of the trio doing mischief. The cast also includes stories about the teachers, the bad guys (Dokutake ninjas), and the trio’s family members. Following the everyday adventure of the trio surely brings us pure bliss to our childhood memory.

It’s undeniable that anime has an immense educational value. Watching anime is not all about fun but about its great stories and life lessons. 

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